The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has extended the enrollment deadline for anyone choosing to participate in Maintenance of Certification (MOC) through April 30. Those enrolled by this date will be reported as “Meeting MOC Requirements.”  Otherwise, physician choosing not to enroll will be reported as “Certified, Not Meeting MOC Requirements.” The original deadline was today, March 31.

The ABIM’s MOC changes, which took effect as of Jan. 1, apply to all certified physicians – including those originally certified prior to 1990 (grandparents) – and require specific proactive steps on the part of physicians over the next two years.

ACC.14 hosted several sessions dedicated to helping cardiologists understand and meet the new requirements, as well as featured an MOC Complex to help with questions. In addition, the College is using an ongoing three-pronged strategy to help members not only understand, but meet, the new requirements. In addition to communicating with and answering questions from members, the College is also gathering and providing feedback to ABIM on the concerns of the cardiovascular community.

Learn more about the MOC changes and ACC resources at CardioSource.org/MOC. Also read an ACC.14 guest blog post from ABIM President and CEO Richard J. Baron, MD, here.

See the FITs on the GO interview with Kyle McIver of ABIM on the deadline extension:

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